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1、2021年高考全国甲卷英语试题一、阅读选择 A Take a view, the Landscape（风景）Photographer of the Year Award, was the idea of Charlie Waite, one of todays most respected landscape photographers.Each year, the high standard of entries has shown that the Awards are the perfect platform to showcase the very best photography o
2、f the British landscape.Take a view is a desirable annual competition for photographers from all comers of the UK and beyond.Mike Shepherd(2011)Skiddaw in WinterCumbria, EnglandIt was an extremely cold winters evening and freezing fog hung in the air. I climbed to the top of a small rise and realise
3、d that the mist was little more than a few feet deep, and though it was only a short climb, I found myself completely above it and looking at a wonderfully clear view of Skiddaw with the sum setting in the west. I used classical techniques, translated from my college days spent in the darkroom into
4、Photoshop, to achieve the blackandwhite image（图像）.Timothy Smith(2014)Macclesfield Forest Cheshire, EnglandI was back in my home town of Macclesfield to take some winter images. Walking up a path through the forest towards Shutlingsloe. a local high point, I came across a small clearing and immediate
5、ly noticed the dead yellow grasses set against the fresh snow. The small pine added to the interest and I placed it centrally to take the view from the foreground right through into the forest.1Who would most probably enter for Take a view?AWriters.BPhotographers.CPainters.DTourists.2What do the wor
6、ks by Shepherd and Smith have in common?AThey are winter images.BThey are in black and white.CThey show mountainous scenes.DThey focus on snowcovered forests.3Where can the text be found?AIn a history book.BIn a novel.CIn an art magazine.DIn a biography. Port Lympne Reserve, which runs a breeding (繁
7、育) programme, has welcomed the arrival of a rare black rhino calf (犀牛幼崽). When the tiny creature arrived on January 31, she became the 40th black rhino to be born at the reserve. And officials at Port Lympne were delighted with the new arrival, especially as black rhinos are known for being difficul
8、t to breed in captivity (圈养).Paul Beer, head of rhino section at Port Lympne, said: “Obviously were all absolutely delighted to welcome another calf to our black rhino family. Shes healthy, strong and already eager to play and explore. Her mother, Solio, is a first-time mum and she is doing a fantas
9、tic job. Its still a little too cold for them to go out into the open, but as soon as the weather warms up, I have no doubt that the little one will be out and about exploring and playing every day.”The adorable female calf is the second black rhino born this year at the reserve, but it is too early
10、 to tell if the calves will make good candidates to be returned to protected areas of the wild. The first rhino to be born at Port Lympne arrived on January 5 to first-time mother Kisima and weighed about 32kg. His mother, grandmother and great grandmother were all born at the reserve and still live
11、 there.According to the World Wildlife Fund, the global black rhino population has dropped as low as 5500, giving the rhinos a “critically endangered” status.4Which of the following best describes the breeding programme?ACostly.BControversial.CAmbitious.DSuccessful.5What does Paul Beer say about the
12、 new-born rhino?AShe loves staying with her mother.BShe dislikes outdoor activities.CShe is in good conditionDShe is sensitive to heat.6What similar experience do Solio and Kisima have?AThey had their first born in January.BThey enjoyed exploring new placesCThey lived with their grandmothers.DThey w
13、ere brought to the reserve young7What can be inferred about Porn Lympne Reserve?AThe rhino section will be open to the public.BIt aims to control the number of the animals.CIt will continue to work with the World Wildlife Fund.DSome of its rhinos may be sent to the protected wild areas. When I was 9
14、, we packed up our home in Los Angeles and arrived at Heathrow, London on a gray January morning. Everyone in the family settled quickly into the city except me. Without my beloved beaches and endless bluesky days, I felt at a loss and out of place. Until I made a discovery.Southbank, at an eastern
15、bend in the Thames, is the center of British skateboarding, where the continuous crashing of skateboards left your head ringing .I loved it. I soon made friends with the local skaters. We spoke our own language. And my favorite: Safe. Safe meant cool. It meant hello. It meant dont worry about it. On
16、ce, when trying a certain trick on the beam（横杆）, I fell onto the stones, damaging a nerve in my hand, and Toby came over, helping me up: Safe, man. Safe. A few minutes later, when I landed the trick, my friends beat their boards loud, shouting: “ Safe! Safe! Safe!” And thats what matteredlanding tricks, being a good skater.When I was 15, my fami
